Air gun



AIR GUN Sheets-Sheet l Filed Dem 19,

Cmrzsf'leffwr June 24, 1930. c.-F. LEFEVER AIR GUN Filed Dec. 19, 1927 2Sheets-Sheet 2 Il. I" "l Patented June 24, 193,0

\ The iinvention-1v relates t'oiair of :that

- lwhichthe compression o'fthe'spring is 'ef-1 longitudinallylof thebarrel. "They invention 1 more :partieulanly refers to 1 ani4improvement infthe` lne'chanismatuated -by 1'thehandle'ffor moving' the`,plunger to :gring f position and @compressing the spring? ajndone'-ofthe oh-y f jects rolf-thelxinvention is fto'p'lrovide a mechansmiwhahUpon moveinentof the' -handle in rearward dire'etionlmoves plungertozrinfgposition and upon" movementof the i handle inv-aj forwardIdirectioncompresses j andra;wounded;fuppeigiport Y' xlangesheinggapertured'and Yair'nfrgE the' 111- rturiied f flangesi 18surrounding? the# aperture adjustment;

`the spring.;t yAnother *obje'etisf to provide' fa mechanism which lisydesignedf1=tozcornpress 1the springY hyrelatively; easy jmovernent oftheihandle'. i Further 1. 'object'sfo the i Yinven- -tionfresidein ythenovel: ieatufresy o construeT tion 5and vClomhinations andrai-rangementsl:of

Figures 2, 3 'and 4 are erosssefetionalyiews :showing-f the parts 1ndiiferentfpositlons of :u .Figure 5 is seetional.y yie'wxofgthe'lplunger li'anrel llfandi plung'erf abutment 151 'Withinfalse* barrel -fandfhavingdepending *ears 192'? "enihraeing' onwardily?projecting/ears! L13 l{upfon' `the side flanges and Ithe rserew" extendthrough' thesegears; below y the 12 faslse ba-ir K Ihe'rear fwhenfe'oinpres'sedvto 'nieve thfefplu-nger 7,: :the iside aime i' A13 GUN'Apiiiimimr inea ngembef 191',V iezaffsiyial 241,138.;

for the handle.; extending 7longitudinally he'- v10Wthefalsegrb'arr'elgfand lsecured! at 'its rear `end, by :means of the"screwll and -at Vits .frontend bymeans'oktheeliplandserew j l eo havinga depending-lU-shaped portion-for f 18,the clipy embracingy the Vfalsebarrel and engagement' with theguicle rod andthescrew- Y extending.through this U-"shaped portion yand engaging' in agnotch 19 fforniedinthe upper edge ofthe guiderod. l l

20 is 'plungerslidablewithin thefalse barrel in.1 rear; ofiv the'plunger abutment i 5 and '2l .is a'fplnnger yshank Whiehv'is.rigicllys` secured; Ato the'plungerand extends'rearwardtherefrom;11ThisV 'shank isv preferably V`Vformed osh'eet metall and has the fronttubular portion 221and they spaoedside por- 1 'tions234extending?rearwardlyffrom' the,V A

.tubular portion, the upper edges of theside jp'ortionsaat theirre'anends 4being connected .by the/rounded vtop 24: andthe krear endsfo'f1the,1si@lje' porti0ns being connected'by the 1 i `1 transnerse .flange125.? l The roundedftop `forms the fshoulde'ri126 While* thevrearf'flange vifornis vthe Ashoulder '27 engageable withl thesear y28afonfming part ofy 1 the l trigger'gmeehanism 29.

fisajeoil spring enoirling theshank 21- 'andlfarbutting'the lplunger2v0fand adapted toward the-plunger abutment.; x n

.S5 1' The aetuating'meehanism fer-' I-novingthe shoulder l27uponxthefpliinger1shanl is Alfeckinig-ifengagenenti1with theffisear 281gandr vwhen the yhandle is inits'frwardniost":p16-L lever isV pivotallykconnected to the handle while its rear end is pivotally connected tothe iront end of the rear toggle lever, the rear end of the latter beingupwardly ofl'set and being pivotally connected to the frame in advanceofthe trigger guard. This rear .i iframe. The lin'kw33 has its rear endextendi. ears'and its front end extendingbetween` having an, invertedrU-shape'. This abut-V ment extends between the spaced ysides 23 of ytheplungerk shank andjfor lioldingthe abut-f ment i from accidentaljjdisengagement the Vrear ends of itsside flangesV are .formed with ingbetween and pivotally yconnected to the and pivot'allyl connected totheside flanges 3,7 ofthe vactuating abutment 34:,the latter being'preferablyformed Voi? vsheet ,metal and Y fthe transverse ,earsyVS'gwhichv extend `outof the extension'sx YWardly. over the spaced'sidel portions 23; and

.. the front ends Yofthe side flanges are formed Y with the y"extensionsw39 Y'which' engage: in (the `abutment pivotally connected tothe front4vend of said link for moving saidplunger rearwardly to'iiring positionand compresscoilspringSO, the rear; convolution of this Ycoilrspring.abuttingthe shouldersV 40 formed upon the Side, flanges l atVthe opposite edges ,.LNith this arrangement, sit-will be seen that therearwardmovementl ofthe VKhandle i Tllirst breaksthe toggle. levers31.andf32 .forcing their connected jendsdownwardly. 'i Then; through therear togglelever .and the ulink; pulls the actuating 'abutment 34krearw`ardly,which`:through the ears V38 and the shoulder.l 26 Yforcesthel plunger abutment and.plungerl rearwardly, to firing position,

[at which time .the shoulder Y27 engages .the

lSear 28.1f Then uponrforward movement of the handle-l5. the toggle"levers are lprogresrsively;straightened-1` out,v .and throughv` the.reartoggle vlever and the link the `actuating L zabutment -i'sfforcediforwardly ,to 4 compress vthe coilspringeSO. By lreasonV of the link.'33 being connectedV tothe rear toggle lever 32,2 which 4latter f isconnected Ato the. front lever .31,VV vrthe power. .exerted by, the"actuating meclianismfl is-pro ressively Vin-v v creased astlieresistanoezoft ecoil 'spring' 1 i i to. .'compressionv is increased,,thereby ren- 1 y deringthe forward movement oft-the handlelrelativelyeasy@ Iurthermore,fbyreason of ffsetsear 6,; the Y, pvot,betweenlthe,l link and fears .fis

Y actuating: aber-llame. so .that .the e611 c. VeatedipastcenterY,or.upwardly- .beyond the line between.; vthe 5 pivotconnectvlang the rear-togglelever 32 to the'Y frame df. the.PiYOtlConnectng the lnkf to the `l. In an airfgun, the combination witha barrel, of a plunger therewithin, a spring for. moving said plunger,inone direction,v a handle reciprocable longitudinally of said barrel, atoggle lever pivotally connected to 70 Vvpivotallyconnected tosaid'first mentioned said handle, a second pivotal toggle Y'lever togglelever, a linkpivotally connected to said second toggle leverintermediate 1 its first mentioned pivots, andfanjfaetuating abutmentpivotally connected tosaid vlink` for moving saidjpl'unger tofliringposition Vand compressing said springv upon movev ment ofsaidjhandle vin oppositevdirections A respectively. n

2. Inlan airV gun, thel combination-with a aforfward direction,- ahandlereciprocable longitudinally of'said barrel, a front toggle vframe and abarrel, ofa plungerjwithin Ysaid, barrel,y a spring for movingfsaidplunger in lever pivotally-connected to said handle, V'a rear togglelever pivotally connectedrto said Virst mentioned pivots, .and anlactuating ing said spring respectively upon movement lof said handleinopposite directions.

- 3. In an airV gun, the combinationjwith a handle ;.reciprocablelongitudinally of said barrel, and means? actuated by said' handleforcompressing said spring, includingxtogwardmost position.

barrel, of a plunger therewithin', aspringfor vmoving said- Vplungerl inone direction,"a

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.gie levers held adjacent to said barrel by 'Y said spring whenfthe,handlelisjinits forl fior moving'saidplunger; in one direction, a 'Yhandle reciprocable'v longitudinally of' `said barrel. an Y actuatingabutment vfor. Y Ysaid* spring, a toggle lever .pivotally connected'jtosaidv handle, asecond pivotal toggle lever Y 5.. In anl airgun, thecombination with a toggle lever` pivotally connected to saidhanpivotally connected to said irst 'mentionedf toggle lever, and a linkfor moving said? ac- `tuating abutment' pivotally connected to .said 'Isecond toggleV lever.1at..:apointsuchlrthat y Vwhensaid toggle leversextend'. adjacent to V` .said barrel said spring functions tonormal-` 1yhOld; .Saidvv toggle Vlevers inl place. thelink 33 fbeing connectedtothe .upwardly j i i igo frame, anda,- barrehof ayplunger withinV saidbarrel, a springformovng said p1ng er 1n a Aforward, direction,.aY'-handle il reciprocable longitudinally of said barrel, a front"` dle, arear.y toggle leveripivotallyconnected to saidgfront toggledever and tosaid frame llink vbeing pivotally Wardly extending portion. l

6. In an airv gun, the combination with a barrel, of aplungertherewithin, an abutment slidably mounted Within said barrel,- aV

link having one end connected to said abutment, means for actuating'said abutment including toggle levers connected to they 0pposite end vofsaid link ,andk a spring for moving said plunger engageablewith saidabutment tending to urge the latter togetherr- With the link in avdirection to yieldably hold the toggle levers ac ent to saidbarrel.

7. In an air gun, the colrnbnation with a barrel, of a-plungerthereWithin, a spring for Vmoving said plunger. in one direction, a

handle movable in opposite directions, a toggle lever pivotallyconnected to said handle,

' a second toggle lever pivotally connected to f said first mentionedtoggle lever, an actu'atl ing abutment slidable Withinjsaid barrel landengageable with the plunger and'spri'ng, and means establishing aconnection between said second mentioned toggle lever and said abutmentoperable rupon movement of the handle in opposite directions :torespect-ively move said plunger to firing position and compress saidspring.

` 8. In an air gun, the Vcombination lWith a barrel, of a plungertherewithin, va spring for moving said plunger-in onedirection, a

f handle reciprocable longitudinallyfof said barrel, and means actuatedby said handle x l for kcompressing said spring,including togy 'glelevers'held adjacent to ysaidbarrel byl saidspring in'bothytheoompressed and released position of-the latter,

9.A In an air gun, the "combination'vvith av barrel, of a plungertherewithin, a'springfor moving said plunger infone direction, an

actuating handle reciprocable longitudinally ofthe barrel, and meansactuated by said handle for `compressing ysaid spring, yinelud- .ingtoggle levers heldy adjacent to' said` barrel by said spring in the.compressed posivtionof the latter. j

In testimony whereof I aiX my signature. v

v Y, CHARLES F. LEFEVRE. v

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